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. 2002 Oct;1(5):811–822. doi: 10.1128/EC.1.5.811-822.2002

TABLE 2.

Conjugation bridge morphogenesis in WT and fig2Δ zygotes

Zygote Bridge diam/parental cell width in YPAD with the following concn of sorbitola:
None 0.3 M 0.6 M 1.0 M
30°C
    WT × WT 55.6 ± 0.8 54.2 ± 0.9 53.7 ± 0.9 54.4 ± 1.0
    fig2Δ × fig2Δ 34.6 ± 0.6 38.9 ± 0.8 45.5 ± 0.8 50.6 ± 0.8
37°C
    WT × WT 58.5 ± 1.6 56.4 ± 1.6
    fig2Δ × fig2Δ 35.3 ± 0.9 45.1 ± 0.8
a

Values represent ratios and associated standard errors of conjugation bridge diameter to mean parental cell widths for n ≥ 95 zygotes, measured as described in Materials and Methods.